Genetically modified Bt maize: New test with bee larvae

Scientists at the University of Würzburg have for the first time investigated how well bee larvae cope with Bt maize pollen under controlled l… more

“The pollen quantities that led to higher mortality rates in caterpillars in the laboratory were not detected in the field.”

Can butterflies be harmed by genetically modified Bt maize? This was the question that Mechthild Schuppener from RWTH Aachen University invest… more

Effects of Bt maize containing three Bt proteins on butterflies and moths

(2008 – 2011) RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biology III (Plant Physiology), Worringer Weg 1, 52074 Aachen more

Bees in stress test

Bees are swarming around a pot containing yellow pollen feed. The newly emerged worker bees are obviously hungry. Over the next four weeks the… more

Effects of Bt maize containing three Bt proteins on micro-organisms in the soil

(2008 – 2011) Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI - the Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries), Instit… more

Effects of Bt maize on honeybees

(2008 – 2011) University of Würzburg, Dep. of Animal Ecol. & Trop. Biology (Zoology III) more

Nematodes: An indicator of soil quality

Nematodes or roundworms are found almost everywhere in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in the sea. They are the most common of the … more

‘Escape test’ with earthworms

It is the end of October 2010. Most of the maize trial field has been harvested. Scientists from RWTH Aachen University are digging holes i… more

Producing transplastomic oilseed rape and maize lines

(2008 – 2011) Cell Biology and Cell Culture group, Botanics, Dept. I, Biology Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München more

Maize without pollen: No more outcrossing?

On a field near Braunschweig, scientists from the Julius Kühn Institute are investigating whether their new concept to prevent the spread o… more